Water-elevator.



Nb.772,241. PATENTED 00T.1l,1904. J. L. 0. KING.

' WATER ELEVATOR. A PPLIOATIOK FILED JULY 18, 1904.

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N6. 772,241. PATENTED OCT. 11, 1904.

' J. L. 0. KING.

WATERBLEVATOR.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 18. 1904.

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Witness i %%w4 UNITED STATES Patented October 11, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

WATER-ELEVATOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 772,241, dated October11, 1904.

Application filed July 18, 1904.

To all w/wm it may concern;

Be it known that I, JAMES LARENoE OER KING, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Tokeena, in the county of Oconee and State encebeing had to the accompanying drawings,

and to the figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part ofthis specification.

This invention relates to improvements in water-elevating apparatus.

The object of the invention is to provide means whereby the elevatingmechanism of a two-bucket well may be held at any point to prevent aretrograde movement of the windlass or crank-handle.

Another object is to provide means whereby the water may be quicklydischarged from either of the buckets after being raised to the top ofthe well.

A further object is to provide antifrictional bearings for the Windlass,thereby facilitating the turning of the same.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists of certainnovel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts,as will be more fully described, and particularly pointed out in theappended claims.

In theaccompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the wellbox or casing which contains the water-elevating mechanism, showing thedoor which covers the discharge-openings in open position and one of thedischarge-spouts lowered. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional View taken infront of the elevating-wheel. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional View takenat right angles to Fig. 2 and on a line with the shaft of the wheel.Fig. 4 is a detail vertical sectional view through one of thedischarge-troughs and a wellbucket, showing the trough elevated and inthe act of opening the valve in said bucket to discharge the water fromthe same. Fig. 5 is a similar view showing the trough lowered or in theposition It assumes when not 1n use. Fig. 6

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is a detail vertical sectional view of the bucket, on an enlarged scale,showing the construction of valve in the bottom of the same.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 denotes a well box orcasing having closed sides and a top 2. 1n the top 2 is formed anelongated slot 3, through which the elevating chains or cables areadapted to work.

' On the top 2 and over the slot 3 is disposed a wheel box or dome 4,having a hinged cover 5. In the Sides of the box or dome 4 are disposedbearing-sleeves 6, in which are formed ball-races 7 to accommodate balls8, which form antifrictional bearings for the shaft 9 of a grooved wheelor pulley 10, over which the elevating chain or cable 12 is arranged.Rollerbearings may be employed, if desired, instead of ball-bearings.

On the end of the shaft 9, outside the dome 4, is secured a crank-handle13, by which said shaft and wheel or pulley 10 are turned. On the shaft9, between one side of the wheel and the adjacent inner side of the box,is loosely mounted an eccentrically-disposed hub or disk 14, having anarm 15 secured to and depending therefrom, said arm being disposedbetween stops 16, and thereby holding the eccentric hub or disk 14 frombeing turned by the shaft 9.

4 On the hub or disk 14 is mounted a collar 17, on which is formedoppositely-disposed radial arms 18 and 19, the arm 18 being formed intwo parts adjustably Secured together by means of a slot 20 andset-screw 21 to permit said arm to be lengthened. On the outer end ofthe arm 18 is formed a shoe 22, the end of which is curved and beveled,as shown.

The side of the wheel 10, adjacent to the arms 18 and 19, is formed withan annularlydisposed rim or flange 23, the inner edge of which isbeveled inwardly, as shown.

By turning the arm 18 and the collar 17 on the eccentric hub or disk 14to one side or the other of a perpendicular line above said shaft thebeveled end of the shoe 22 will be brought into frictional engagementwith beveled edge,

of the rim or flange 23, and thereby hold the wheel 10 from turningbackward. The arm 18 is thrown against the flange of the wheel in thedirection opposite to that in which the same is being turned by thecrank-handle, so that should said handle be released for any reason,thereby causing a retrograde movementof the wheel and handle due to theweight of the bucket of water being raised, the shoe on the arm 18 willgrip or bind against the flange of the wheel because of the connectionof said arm or the collar on which it is formed with the eccentric hub.The adjustable construction of the arm 18 permits the same to belengthened to compensate for the wear on the shoe 22. r

In order that the arm 18 of the collar 17 may be conveniently shifted toone side or the other, a laterally-projecting rod or bolt 24 is securedto said arm and projects out of the casing through a segmental slot 25and is provided with a knob or handle 26. The rod or bolt is alsoadapted to project through and has secured thereto a segmental plate 27,which covers said segmental slot at all times. The plate 27 is slidablysecured to the side of the box 4 by means of a pin 28, with which isengaged a slot 29, formed in said plate.

The arm 19 of the hub 17 projects over the rim or flange 23 and simplyacts as a guide arm or brace.

To each end of the hoisting chain or cable 12 is connected a bucket 30,said buckets having arranged in their upper ends a cross-bar 31, theends of which are threaded and project through apertures in the sides ofthe bucket. On said threaded ends are nuts 32, one of which is screwedagainst the inner side of the bucket and the other against the outerside of the same, thereby firmly bracing said sides. Midway between theends of the bar 31 is formed an eye 33, with which is connected the endof the hoisting-cable 12. The buckets 30 are of the same weight and whenempty are adapted to balance each other. In the bottom of each bucket isformed an opening 34, which is normally closed by a valve 35, consistingof a metallic disk 36, having arranged on its under side a disk 37,formed of rubber, leather, or other resilient material which will form awater-tight engagement with the bottom of the bucket. On the under sideof the disk 37 is arranged a stem 38, which is notched or recessedaround its edge. The stem 38 is adapted to project through the opening34 in the buckets and has secured to its lower end a stop 39, which ispreferably in the form of a cross the arms of which engage the underside of the bottom of the bucket when said valve is raised, therebylimiting the upward movement of and holding the same in place. When thebucket is lowered into the well and strikes the water, the valve will beraised, which will permit the water to enter and fill the bucket. As

soon as the raising of the bucket begins the weight of the water in thesame will close the Valve and hold the water in the bucket.

outwardly projecting lugs 43, to which are pivotally connected the lowerends of operating-rods 44, which project upwardly on the outside of thebox 1 and pass through apertured guide lugs or ears 45, which aresecured to and project from the upper side of said box. On the upper endof said rods 44 are secured knobs 46, by which the same may be depressedto raise or swing the troughs 41 to an inclined position below thebucket, which has been previously elevated and is ready to discharge thewater contained therein.

At a suitable point in the bottom of each trough is secured anupwardly-projecting pin 47, which when the troughs are swung upwardlywill engage the lower side of the stop 39 on the end of thevalve-stemand force said valve upwardly, thereby discharging the water from thebucket. The water discharges into the trough and is conducted throughthe spout of the same into a suitable receptacle outside of thewell-box. As soon as the water is discharged the trough is lowered,thereby allowing the valve in the bucket to drop and close by gravity.This bucket may now be lowered and the other one raised and the waterdischarged therefrom in a similar manner by the other trough.

On the side of the well-box 1 is hinged a door 48, which is adapted toclose over the spout-openings in said box and is held in closed positionby a hook 49, which engages an eye 50 in the side of the box. When notdrawing water and the troughs and spouts are in a vertical position, thedoor 48 may be closed tightly against the side of the box, therebyentirely closing the box. I

A knob 51 may be secured to the top of the dome, thus affording aconvenient handhold when operating the crank-handle. The door 48 mayalso be provided with a knob with which to open and close the same.

By constructingawell-box so that the same may be tightly closed, asherein shown and described, the well is kept clear of dust, dirt,insects, reptiles, and all animals which might find their way into anopen well and thereby contaminate the water. This closed construction ofthe well-box also prevents the freezing of the water and theaccumulation of ice on the elevating cable or wheel.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings,

the construction and operation of the invention will be readilyunderstood without requiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details ofconstruction maybe resorted to without departing from the principle orsacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a water-'elevating apparatus, the combination with a closedcasing, of a crank-shaft mounted 'in said casing, an elevating-wheelfixed on said shaft, a laterally-projecting annular flange or 'rimformed on the side of said Wheel, acam or eccentric disk loosely mountedon said shaft, means for holding said disk against rotation, a collarmounted to turn on said disk, radially-projecting arms secured to saidcollar, one of said arms being formed of two sections adjustablyconnected together to lengthen said arm, a brake-shoe arranged on theend of said outer section, whereby when said arm is turned one way orthe other said shoe will engage the flange or rim on said Wheel and holdthe same against retrograde I 'into frictional engagement with saidwheel to stop the retrograde movement of the same, alaterally-projecting rod or bar secured to said arm and extendingthrough'a segmental slot in said casing whereby said arm may be turned,

and a plate secured to said .bar to move therewith across said slotthereby closing the same at all times, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

JAMES LARENCE ORR KING.

Witnesses:

J. W. STRIBLING, F. S. HALLIMAN.

